JPH10286359A - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily and securely fit a glass plate-holding frame for loading a glass plate to a synthetic resin front panel, and to reinforce the synthetic resin front frame with the glass plate-holding frame by mounting the glass plate-holding frame to a back fitting part of the front panel through a fixing means. SOLUTION: When a glass plate-holding frame 4 is fitted to the back of a front panel 3, a fitting guide corner part of the glass plate-holding frame 4 specifies a fitting position in guiding state in a glass plate-holding groove 304 of the front panel 3 for engaging an engaging positioning hole 402 pierced on the glass plate-holding frame 4, and a corresponding positioning part 306 of the front panel 3. Plate parts 44, 45, and 46 of the glass plate-holding frame 4 are screwed to fitting screwing holes formed on the back of the front plate 3, and fitting screw 408 is screwed through a fitting screw hole on the lower part of the frame, which enables extremely easy and secure fixing of the glass plate-holding plate 4 to the specified position of the front plate 3. And guiding operation to a specified part can be carried out in an extended area, which enables positioning in an larger area.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pachinko machine in which a glass plate housing frame can be simply and accurately mounted on a synthetic resin front plate which is openably and closably mounted on a front frame body on which a game board is mounted.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional pachinko machine includes a side frame (a wooden frame),
A front frame body that is openable and closable with respect to the side frame, and is provided on a front frame body for fixing the game board, and a metal frame fixed to a square opening of the front frame body, and is openably and closably provided. It is generally composed of a glass frame or the like that holds a glass plate covering the front, the side frame and the front frame are composed of plywood, a plate material or the like, and the metal frame and the glass frame are generally composed of metal.

[0003] In recent years, however, there has been proposed a front panel made of a synthetic resin in order to decorate the game board so as to make the player more interesting (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-21372).
No. 2).

[0004]

In the above-mentioned conventional pachinko machine, since the front frame is made of plywood or plate material and the metal frame and the glass frame are made of metal, it is difficult to change the shape, and the decorativeness is enhanced. Can not do.

In the latter pachinko machine, a first decorative member is locked on the back surface of the main frame constituting member of the transparent plate holding frame, and a metal glass mounting support member is integrated with the back surface of the first decorative member during molding. Since the main frame component and the first decorative member are made of synthetic resin, the strength of the transparent plate holding frame is low, or the main frame component and the first decorative member are deformed during transportation. It was easy to occur and was a problem in use.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention solves such a problem, and simply and accurately sets a glass plate housing frame for loading a glass plate to a synthetic resin front plate having a game opening surrounding a game area of a game board. It is an object of the present invention to provide a pachinko machine which can be attached to a front panel made of synthetic resin with a glass plate housing frame.

A pachinko machine in which a positioning means and a positioning receiving portion corresponding to the positioning means are formed on the front plate and the glass plate housing frame so that the glass plate housing frame can be easily and accurately attached to the front plate. The purpose is to provide. Further, the glass plate housing frame can be reinforced by using the mounting plate surface portion of the glass plate housing frame as a distortion preventing and mounting plate surface portion, and the glass plate housing frame has a reinforcing effect as a bone portion of a synthetic resin front plate. It is an object of the present invention to provide a pachinko machine that can be easily and accurately attached to the back of a synthetic resin front plate.

[0008]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a pachinko machine having a game opening capable of enclosing a game area of a game board and having a glass plate housing frame mounting portion formed on a peripheral surface of a rear surface thereof. A face plate and a glass plate housing frame that matches the back mounting portion of the front plate, allows a glass plate to be mounted corresponding to the game opening, and has a mounting plate surface portion corresponding to the mounting portion; The glass plate accommodating frame is attached to the rear mounting portion of the front plate by fixing means.

The operation according to the first aspect of the present invention is as follows. The mounting plate surface portion of the glass plate housing frame is simply fixed to a predetermined position of the glass plate housing frame mounting portion on the back of the synthetic resin front plate by fixing means. It can be easily and accurately attached to the synthetic resin front plate, and its glass plate housing frame acts as a reinforcing portion of the synthetic resin front plate as a bone.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, as means for attaching a glass plate housing frame to a predetermined position on the back surface of the synthetic resin front plate, a glass plate mounting portion on the back surface of the synthetic resin front plate is provided. Positioning means for guiding the mounting position of the plate housing frame is provided, and a positioning receiving portion corresponding to the positioning means is formed on the glass plate housing frame.

The operation of the second aspect of the invention is as follows. The positioning means for the glass plate housing frame is provided at the mounting portion of the glass plate housing frame on the back surface of the front plate made of synthetic resin. Since the corresponding positioning receiving portions are formed, the glass plate housing frame can be smoothly and easily mounted on the front plate by specifying the mounting position while guiding the glass plate housing frame. The mounting position is specified by a positioning hole provided in the glass plate housing frame and a positioning portion correspondingly formed on the back surface of the front plate, and the glass plate is stored in a mounting screw receiving hole formed in the front plate. The glass plate housing frame can be easily and reliably fixed to the front plate by screwing the mounting screws through the screw holes of the frame.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, a distortion preventing and mounting plate surface portion is formed as the mounting plate surface portion formed on the glass plate housing frame.

The operation according to the third aspect of the invention is that the glass plate housing frame is provided with a plate surface portion for preventing and mounting distortion.
The synthetic resin front plate can be reinforced when the glass plate housing frame is attached to the front plate by the fixing means, and the glass plate housing frame itself is reinforced, so that the glass plate housing frame can be accurately mounted without causing distortion, which is convenient.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine, FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same, FIG. 3 is a front perspective view of a front plate attached to a front plate and side frames, and FIG. 4 is a rear perspective view of the front frame. 5 is a partially cutaway front view of the front plate, FIG. 6 is a rear view thereof, and FIG.
AA sectional view of FIG. 8, FIG. 8 is a BB sectional view of FIG. 5, FIG. 9 is a front view of the glass plate housing frame, FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the glass plate housing frame, and FIG. FIG. 12 is an enlarged rear view of the essential part of FIG. 12, and FIG.
C sectional view, FIG. 14 is a DD sectional view of FIG. 12, and FIG.

In FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the pachinko machine has a side frame (wooden frame) 1.
And a front frame 2 made of synthetic resin, which is rotatably supported on one side of the side frame 1 and has a game opening capable of surrounding a game area of the game board 5 at an upper front portion of the front frame, A front plate 3 provided with a front decorative portion along the outer periphery of the gaming surface, and a glass plate housing frame 4 attached to a glass plate housing frame mounting portion on the back surface;
It comprises a front plate 7 for mounting an upper plate, which is freely openable and closable at the lower part of the front surface and to which an upper plate 8 is fixed, a lower plate 9 provided on the front frame 2 below the mounting plate, an operation handle 10, and the like. ing. Further, the front frame 2 is provided with an opening for regulating an area corresponding to a game area of the game board 5, and a periphery along the opening is provided with an opening for regulating an area corresponding to a decorative portion and a region. The perimeter along the opening is a decorative part, and a game area, in which the game board 5 is applied to the back and surrounded by rails, is positioned in the opening, and the mechanism board 6 can be opened and closed on the back of the game board 5. Provided. The mechanism board 6 is configured to store and guide a prize ball, derive a safe ball, discharge an out ball, mount a ball tank, a tank rail, a dispensing device, and a circuit board. It refers to a game board that is detached and closed and fixed with the game board stored in the front frame 2.

Side Frame The side frame 1 is made of a wooden plate, and has a shaft supporting member 11 on one side and upper and lower sides thereof. The supporting shaft of the synthetic resin front frame 2 is supported by a freely openable and closable shaft. Locking fittings for engaging and disengaging the key device and opening and closing the front frame 2 are mounted on the upper and lower sides of the open side of the side frame 1. The side edges of the wooden side frame 1 are slightly wider than the front panel 3 and the front frame 2 formed of synthetic resin to protect the front panel and the front frame formed of synthetic resin from physical damage. Is configured as a pachinko machine storage,
At the time of transportation handling, it is possible to handle mainly the wooden part and to protect the resin front plate portion and the front frame portion from being damaged.

Front Plate The structure of a front plate 3 constituting a main part of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3, FIGS. 5 to 8, and FIGS. The front plate 3 surrounds the play area of the game board 5 and is configured to enhance the decoration effect of the front surface, and a glass plate housing frame 4 to which a transparent glass plate 40 is mounted is attached to the back surface. The front plate 3 includes a main frame member 30 having a game opening 31 surrounding a game area of the game board 5, and a plurality of synthetic resin decoration members 33 mounted on the front decoration portion 32 of the main frame member 30.
And a glass plate housing frame 4 attached to the back side.

In FIG. 5 to FIG. 8, a main frame member 30 is formed by punching out a kamaboko-type game opening 31 so as to surround a play area of the game board, and an area for covering the front surface of the pachinko machine by the punched front plate. The front decorative portion 32 is formed by integrally molding resin so as to extend to the side of the pachinko machine side frame and along the outer periphery of the game opening, and the decorative function and taste of the outer periphery of the pachinko ball rolling area on the pachinko machine game board surface I raised the feeling. The front decorative portion 32 includes a display portion and a decorative portion formed in an arc shape along the rail of the game board.
The display and decorations are formed concentrically along the rail,
Each is formed separately. In the case of controlling display by disposing a display body and light source inside, the state where the display state is diffused over a wide area and the state where it converges toward the center from the concentrically arranged display part are pachinko machines. In this way, an effect of realizing a very novel sense of taste is obtained.

That is, a decorative lens body mounting portion 34 for diffusing and converging the light emitted from a display body to be described later on both sides of the upper portion of the main frame member 30 of the front panel 3, and attaching the decorative lens plate along the upper peripheral edge of the game opening. A decorative lens plate attachment portion 36 is formed along the periphery of the portion 35 and both sides of the game opening, and the decorative member 33 is attached to the decorative lens body attachment portion 34 and the decorative lens plate attachment portions 35 and 36. As the decorative member 33, the decorative lens body mounting portion 34 has a decorative lens body 7 made of a transparent synthetic resin.
The decorative lens plate mounting portions 35 and 36 are provided with decorative lens plates 71 and 72 made of a light-transmitting synthetic resin. The front plate 3, the decorative lens body 70, and the decorative lens plates 71 and 72 are set on a pachinko machine in an integrally formed state in appearance. The front plate is not divided and is integrally formed as a single part, so that it can be easily assembled to a pachinko machine. The front panel 3 itself is provided with a front decoration portion, and the corner decoration conventionally provided on the game board is unnecessary.

A decorative member 33 is provided on the front decorative portion 32 of the front plate 3.
By installing the decorative lens body 70 and the decorative lens plates 71 and 72 as a part, it is provided in a place different from the game board, and the front panel increases the illuminance of light emitted from the display body housed inside the body, and the pachinko machine It is possible to exhibit the function of informing the user of the game and the function of enhancing the sense of interest and expanding the decorative effect. The front plate 3 has a structure in which only a decorative lens body and a decorative lens plate are provided and no display lamps, LEDs, and wiring, circuits, and the like attached thereto are provided.
It is possible to reduce the number of parts and the assembly process of a part for mounting an ED, a decorative lens, and the like.

The decorative lens body mounting portion 34 is integrally formed with a plurality of light flux guide holes 310 for separating and displaying the light projected from the display, and separates the light projected from the display to form a single unit. The display on the plurality of decorative portions from the display body is enabled, and the light guide holes prevent light emitted from each of the display bodies from leaking and interfering with the adjacent display surface. A decorative lens attachment guide groove 311 for fitting a decorative lens body is provided as the light flux guide hole 310, and the inner wall 3
A decorative hole 31 for transmitting light from the display body in the center of
3, receiving holes 314 are provided on both sides thereof.

In FIG. 14, a decorative lens body 70 is made of a light-transmitting synthetic resin capable of transmitting light emitted from the display body, and has a lens surface 701 that diffusely reflects illumination of the display body and guides the lens mounting section 34. Peripheral wall 702 that can be fitted into groove 311
And a locking piece 70 integrally formed at the rear of both ends of the peripheral wall.
3 are formed. Thus, the mounting of the decorative lens body 70 on the front plate is performed by the engagement hole 314 formed in the front plate.
The one-touch mounting is enabled by the locking piece 703 of the decorative lens body 70. By fitting a synthetic resin decorative lens body as well as a synthetic resin front plate,
An effect of preventing rattling and abnormal fitting due to a difference in expansion rate occurring in an engagement relationship between the wooden game board and the decorative lens made of synthetic resin is produced. In addition, a display body or the like is not housed inside the lens body, and the decoration function is easily exhibited by the diffuse reflection and the like in the lens body. A display function and a lamp are not provided inside the front panel to perform a decorative function, thereby simplifying the number of parts and the manufacturing process, and reducing the manufacturing cost.

In FIG. 7 and FIG. 13, the decorative lens body 70 has a display surface whose upper lens body is larger in diameter than the side lens body and whose height is different. That is, the decorative lens body 70 has a display surface formed in a plurality of stages,
Has a decorative surface. The display lens surface of the decorative lens body 70 is formed so as to protrude higher than the other front plate surface, and the decorative lens body 70 formed in an elliptical shape with a predetermined thickness is used as glass protection means, and absorbs shock when the front plate falls over. The structure prevents physical action from reaching the glass surface.

In FIGS. 5 to 8, a plurality of decorative holes 320 for transmitting light from a display body are formed in the decorative lens plate mounting portion 35 on the upper side. This decorative hole 3
Reference numeral 20 denotes a horizontally long shape which is the same as the display body light-emitting holder 81 of the front frame body 2, and a partition wall same as the partition wall 82 of the holder 81 is provided in the decoration hole so that the display effect of the display body 80 can be exhibited separately. You can also. The decorative lens plate 71 is made of a light-transmitting synthetic resin that can transmit light emitted from the display, and is provided so as to exhibit a decorative function by illumination of the display. The decorative lens plate 72 on the side is also made of the same synthetic resin. The decorative lens plate 71 is attached to the mounting portion 35 between the upper decorative lens bodies 70, and the decorative lens plate 72
Is fixed as a decoration to the mounting portion 36 along both sides of the game opening 31 from the lens body.

In the above embodiment, the case where the display lamp and the like are not built in the front plate has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this case. A connector for simultaneously connecting a plurality of electric circuit terminals to the display lamp board;
Further, the connector can be detachably attached to a connector provided on another display lamp board, a relay board, a control circuit board, or an external circuit board, and a board wiring accommodating portion for accommodating a strip-shaped wiring for simultaneously connecting a plurality of lines is provided. Is also good. In addition, the display lamps and the LEDs inside the front panel may be configured to appropriately light and drive them in accordance with the game situation.

The side edges 315 of the front plate 3 are formed in a curved shape, disperse the external force acting on the synthetic resin body to prevent the occurrence of damage, and are formed in an arc shape. Thus, the pachinko machine main body side can have a sense of taste with a rounded shape. Further, the inner periphery of the game opening 31 of the front plate 3 has an inner peripheral edge 316 formed on the slope toward the game board, so that it is difficult to insert an illegal member such as a wire into the gap between the glass plates.

A concave portion for a key device to which a convex key portion 209 on the front side of the front frame 2 is positioned and fitted as a mounting portion of a key device provided on the front frame 2 on the open side surface of the front plate 3. 37 is formed to secure a mounting position of a key device provided in the pachinko machine. The key portion 209 on the front side of the front frame 2 is fitted and fixed to the key device recess 37, so that the front plate 3 can be prevented from floating, and the key portion 209 is exposed and easily damaged. It is preventing it from becoming. The central key portion of the front frame 2 is slightly exposed on the front surface of the key device concave portion 37 of the front plate 3.

Further, a ball removing operation port 321 is provided at the center of the front surface of the front plate 3 on the pivot side, and the ball removing operation port 321 is provided.
Is aligned with the hole 211 for the hole for removing holes of the front frame 2, a pin or the like is inserted into the operation port for removing the balls, and the ball removing device provided on the mechanism board 6 on the back of the front frame 2 is mechanically mounted. The structure is such that a prize ball rental ball from the prize ball tank is removed from the pachinko machine out of the pachinko machine via the linking means. Means for inserting a pin into this ball-pulling operation port to operate the ball-pulling device is:
It is not limited to the above, but a pin is inserted into the ball removal operation port, the ball removal operation detection switch provided inside the pachinko machine is activated, the solenoid is operated in cooperation, and the ball removal piece of the ball removal device is removed. It is good also as a structure which opens and removes a ball.

On the upper part of the front plate 3 on the pivot side, the front frame 2
Front-panel support 202 at the upper corner on the front pivot side
A notch 317 having a shape conforming to the shape of the front frame 2 is formed on the upper surface of the notch 317. The shaft member 318 is set to be engageable with the shaft member support hole 203 provided in the front plate shaft support portion 202. The front plate supporting portion 202 has an arc at a corner, and the notch 317 of the front plate 3 has an arc at the corner so as to match with the cut. A bearing member accommodating portion 308 for accommodating a bearing member 404 provided on the glass plate accommodating frame 4 is formed at a lower portion on the pivot side of the front plate, and the bearing member 404 provided on the glass plate accommodating frame 4 is formed. A bearing hole 309 corresponding to the bearing hole 403 is formed, and the bearing member 404 of the glass plate housing frame 4 is mounted on the bearing member housing portion 308 and fixed with screws. Since neither the upper shaft member 318 mounted on the front plate 3 nor the lower bearing member 404 is exposed on the outer surfaces of the front plate 3 and the front frame 2, the shaft portion can be protected. Further, when the shaft member 318 of the front plate 3 is engaged with the shaft member support hole 203 of the front frame 2, the shaft member 318 projecting from the upper surface of the notch 317 serves as a front plate support of the front frame 2. The shaft 202 is smoothly engaged with the support hole 203 for the shaft member along the lower surface of the shaft 202, so that the receiving and mounting operations can be performed smoothly.

Referring to FIG. 6, the structure of the back surface of the front plate 3 will be described. A rib 3 is provided on the outer peripheral edge of the back of the main frame member 30.
01 is provided, and a rib 302 is provided on the inner peripheral edge of the game opening 31.
In addition, a positioning means 38 for guiding a mounting position of a glass plate housing frame 4 described later is integrally formed, and a positioning receiving portion 49 corresponding to the positioning means is formed on the glass plate housing frame 4. The mounting position of the glass plate housing frame 4 is specified in the positioning means 38 in a guided state, and the glass sheet housing frame 4 is smoothly and easily fixed by the fixing means.

As positioning means 38, a glass plate frame accommodating groove 304
Is formed, and the glass plate housing frame 4 is guided by the glass plate frame housing groove 304 to designate a mounting position, and the glass plate housing frame 4 is mounted on the front plate 3. Glass plate frame receiving groove 304
Are a stepped positioning receiving portion 305 for fitting a linearly bent positioning step 401 of the glass housing frame inside the outer peripheral rib 301, and a positioning hole 4 of the glass plate housing frame 4.
The positioning section 306 for fitting the “02” is formed. A screw receiving hole 39 is provided at an appropriate position on the back surface of the main frame member 30 at a position corresponding to the mounting screw mounting hole 47 of the glass plate housing frame 4. Further, a convex portion 307 with a ball removing operation hole is provided at the center of the pivotal side of the front plate 3, and a thin pin is inserted into the ball removing operation hole to provide a ball removing device for the guide passage of the mechanism board 6 on the rear surface. Make it operable.

9 to 14, the glass plate housing frame 4 has a glass plate entrance 4 at the top so as to house two glass plates 40.
1. A rectangular metal frame having a glass plate guide groove 42 at the side and a glass plate receiving surface 43 at the bottom, and a wide distortion prevention and mounting plate on the upper front side and both sides of the frame body. Face part 4
4, 45 and 46 are formed, mounting holes 47 for mounting screws are provided in the distortion preventing and mounting plate surface portions 44, 45 and 46, and mounting screws 408 are engaged to define predetermined positions on the rear surface of the front plate 3. Attached to a location. The glass plate guide groove 42 and the glass plate receiving surface 43 are formed in two rows with a U-shaped cross section, and the glass plate entrance 41 is provided with a gap member 4 having an interval between the two glasses.
8 are provided. Two glass plates 40 are inserted and mounted in the glass plate guide groove 42 and the lower glass plate receiving surface 43 from the glass plate entrance 41 before and after the upper gap member 48. With respect to the upper opening of the glass plate housing frame 4,
A cheating member, for example, a game board surface such as a wire, through a gap formed between the glass plate housing frame 4 and the glass plate 40;
Alternatively, in order to prevent intrusion into the pachinko machine, a cover member for covering the glass plate entrance 41 may be provided on the glass plate housing frame so as to be openable and closable.

The plate surface portion 44 for preventing distortion and mounting at the upper portion of the glass plate housing frame 4 is wide so as to cover between the upper portion of the game opening of the front plate 3 and the through hole through which the illumination from the display is transmitted. The upper edge 411 of the band-shaped plate surface is bent linearly into an L shape, and the lower edge 412 is formed in an arc shape along the upper edge of the game opening 31 and the light flux guide hole 310. The plate surface portions 45 and 46 on both sides of the glass plate housing frame 4 are also formed as wide band-shaped plate surfaces, and a positioning step portion 401 is formed at the center thereof in a linearly bent manner from the upper end to the lower end. Mounting holes 47 for mounting screws are provided at arbitrary intervals along the step portion 401. In the above embodiment, the band-shaped plate surface portion 44 is provided on the upper portion of the glass plate housing frame 4. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a diagonal corner portion of the glass plate housing frame 4 is used as a reinforcing plate. The glass plate housing frame may be strengthened and fixed by providing a triangular isometric plate-shaped reinforcing plate on the base plate. The glass plate housing frame 4 can be prevented from being twisted by providing the above-described plate surface portion for preventing and attaching distortion or by providing a reinforcing plate at a diagonal corner. A screw mounting hole of the glass plate housing frame is formed adjacent to the frame body of the glass plate housing frame 4 and the wall of the linear positioning step portion. It is configured so that it can be easily engaged with the screw prepared in the mounting hole.

As shown in FIGS. 12 and 15, a first shaft provided on the front frame 2 at the lower portion of the plate surface portion 45 (pivot side) for preventing distortion and mounting on one side of the glass plate housing frame 4. A metal bearing member 404 having a bearing hole 403 for engaging the bearing convex portion 205 fitted and mounted on the metal bearing member 204 of the support means 27 is fixed by screws, and the ball removing center is provided at the center of the pivot side. A projection through hole 405 into which the projection with an operation hole 307 is fitted is provided, and a support claw of the key device of the front frame is vertically engaged with the plate surface portion 46 for preventing distortion and mounting on the other side. A receiving member 49 to be removed is provided, and positioning holes 402 are provided in the plate surface portions 45 and 46 of the glass plate housing frame 4 so as to coincide with the concave portions 37 of the front plate 3 as attachment portions of the key device. A concave portion 407 having a shape is formed.

When the glass plate housing frame 4 is mounted on the back surface of the front plate 3, the mounting guide corners of the glass plate housing frame 4 have the glass plate housing grooves 304 of the front plate 3 as shown in FIG.
The mounting position is designated in the guiding state by using, the positioning hole 402 provided in the glass plate housing frame 4 and the corresponding positioning portion 306 of the front plate 3 are fitted, and the mounting screw formed on the back surface of the front plate is fitted. In the receiving hole 39, the plate surface portion 4 of the glass plate housing frame
4, 45, 46, a work step of screwing the mounting screw 408 through the mounting screw hole 47 at the lower part of the frame body, and fixing the glass plate housing frame to the front plate very easily and securely at a predetermined position. It is possible. Further, since the positioning guide means is formed in a linear shape, the guide operation to a predetermined portion can be performed over a wide range and the position can be designated over a wide range. Also, decorative holes (display holes) 31
Reference numeral 3 designates a guide position of the glass plate housing frame 4, and an edge corresponding to the rail designates a guide position of the glass plate housing frame 4. The positioning step portion 401 formed by linearly bending the plate surface portions 45 and 46 of the glass plate housing frame 4 reinforces the glass plate housing frame itself, and the plate surface portion and the straight bent portion serve as bones of the synthetic resin front plate 3. Has a reinforcing effect. It should be noted that the convex through-holes 40 formed in the glass plate housing frame 4 correspond to the convexes 307 with operation holes for removing balls formed on the back surface of the front plate 3.
The glass plate housing frame 4 is positioned and installed at a predetermined position on the back surface of the front plate 3 by engaging the member 5. In some embodiments, the mounting guide corner of the glass plate housing frame 4, the glass plate housing groove 304 of the front plate 3, and the like, the convex portion with an operation hole for removing the ball, the through hole 405 for the convex portion, and the like are combined. It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the positioning is set only by the relationship between the convex portion 307 with the operation hole for removing the ball and the through hole 405 for the convex portion without performing positioning and installation.

The glass plate housing frame 4 is guided to be inserted into the glass plate housing groove 304 of the front plate 3, and is designated to be mounted.
6, the mounting screw receiving hole 39 of the front plate 3 and the mounting screw 408 of the mounting screw hole 47 of the glass plate housing frame 4.
Fixing, linear positioning step 40 of glass plate housing frame 4
A structure such as engagement with a wide range of the step-like positioning receiving portions 305 provided at a plurality of positions on the ribs of the front plate 3 serves as a means for preventing the glass plate 40 housed in the glass plate housing frame 4 from loosening and shifting. It is possible to prevent backlash and displacement after the glass plate 40 is stored in the front plate 3.

The structure in which the front plate 3 is mounted on the front frame 2 so as to be openable and closable and detachable will be described.
8, and a bearing member 404 provided at a lower portion of one side of the glass plate housing frame 4 at a lower portion on the back side of the pivotal side of the front plate 3.
The mounting portion 308 is provided with a shaft hole 309 that matches the bearing hole 403 of the bearing member 404 of the glass plate housing frame 4, and the bearing projection 205 provided on the front frame 2 is A first assembling step for engaging the bearing holes 403 and the shaft holes 309;
The shaft support portion 202 of the shaft member of the front frame 2 is
The front plate 3 is mounted on the front frame 2 so as to be freely openable and closable in the second step in which the front plate 3 is brought into contact with the rear shaft member support hole 203. With this structure, the front plate made of synthetic resin can be easily opened, closed, and disengaged from the front frame. The opening angle of the front panel 3 attached to the front frame body 2 so as to be openable and closable is set to 90 degrees or more, thereby facilitating the operation of adjusting the game board surface when the front panel is opened, for example, the nail adjusting operation.

The bearing projections 205 of the front frame 2 and the bearing holes 403 which engage with the projections are arranged on the front frame and the front plate as a metal unit. Further, a shaft member for supporting the front plate 7 on which the game ball supply plate is mounted is simultaneously attached to the bearing convex portion 205 mounted on the front frame.
With this configuration, the front plate 3 and the front plate 7 can be pivotally supported collectively so as to be openable / closable and detachable. The attachment portion of the front plate 3 to the front frame 2 can be reinforced by a metal shaft member. A bearing member 404 is provided using a metal plate surface of the glass plate housing frame,
The strength of the shaft member is supplemented. An uneven portion for guiding and specifying the mounting of a shaft member for setting the strength corresponding to the acting force applied when opening and closing the synthetic resin front plate when opening and closing the front plate is formed on the front plate, thereby simplifying the assembly of the shaft member. I have.

Front Frame 2 Referring to FIGS. 1 to 4, the front frame 2 will be described. The front frame 2 is integrally formed of a synthetic resin, and has a circular spiral guide rail 26 for regulating a game area of the game board 5.
Frame 20 having a circular opening 21 that matches the outer peripheral surface of
A display light emitting unit holder 81 to be mounted on the upper display body housing on the front side of the main frame 20, a ball guide rail cover 26, a launch rail unit housing 231 and a prize ball unit housing 233. , A sphere preventing edge 235, a game board housing surface 220 on the rear side, a key device housing 241, and the like. The front frame 2 is formed wider than the front plate, and is made of synthetic resin, and the decorative surface that is vulnerable to scratches is protected indirectly by the front frame. On the front side of the main frame 20, there is formed a peripheral wall 201 around which a slightly narrow front plate 3 is fitted, and on the upper part of the main frame 20, a circular spiral guide rail 50 for regulating a game area of a game board. A circular opening 21 conforming to the outer peripheral surface of the game board is formed, and a game board surface portion concealing portion 22 that wraps around the non-game surface around the game board is formed therearound. A display housing 23 in which the light emitting unit holder 81 is mounted; a display housing 24 in which another display is mounted on the side at a distance from the display housing; A first support means 27 is provided on the front side for enabling the front plate 3 to be disengaged and disengaged, while the mechanical substrate 6 provided with a prize ball tank and a prize ball discharge device. A second pivoting means 28 for pivotally opening and closing and detachably mounting the Possible and to the front surface frame 2 mounted for opening and closing the third pivotally supported means 29 to the side frame 1 at one side, and is structured to lock the key device in the other side.

On the front side of the front frame 2, there are formed first supporting means 27 for detachably and removably mounting a front plate 3 containing a glass plate, and a ball discharge device ball passage. Metal second support means 28 for supporting the mechanism board 6 on the rear side of the front frame body 2 so as to be openable and closable and detachable.
Are integrally formed with the first support means positioning housing part 206 and the second support means positioning housing part 207 for mounting by designating the position, and guide the mounting of the shaft support parts of the front plate 3 and the mechanism board 6. The position was fixed and fixed, making it quick and simple. At the same time, the front frame 2 made of a synthetic resin, in which the front plate 3 is closed and covered with the mechanism board 6 closed and accommodated therein.
A third supporting member accommodating portion for accommodating a third metallic supporting means 29 capable of being opened and closed with respect to a side frame 1 serving as a base frame of a pachinko machine with the upper end of the front frame body 2 held therebetween. In this case, a shaft member for attaching the front frame 2 to the side frame is smoothly mounted on the front frame.

The opening 21 for regulating the game area provided in the main frame 20 of the front frame 2 has a shape corresponding to a substantially circular game area of the game board 5, and the substantially square wooden game board 5 has the front frame 2. Is fitted into the game board housing surface 220 on the back side of the
A rail 50 for determining a play area of the game board 5 is fitted into the circular opening, and the game board 5 is stopped on the back surface by an engaging / disengaging means. The game board surface portion concealing portion 22 that wraps and hides the non-game surface around the game board is formed between the glass surface and the game board surface by forming the game board surface portion concealing portion 22 in a stepped shape, thereby forming a game board surface such as a wire. In addition to the function of preventing the intrusion into the play area and exerting the urging prevention function, a new sense of taste that has not been obtained by the conventional configuration has appeared on the pachinko machine front side with the game board surface and the game board surface partial concealing portion 22.

The front structure of the main frame 20 of the front frame 2 is provided with a display light emitting unit holder 81 which accommodates therein a light emitting unit of a display 80 provided on the back side. The display part provided in the upper corner of the frame body and the game board is housed collectively in the front frame body, eliminating the problem that the display part and the decoration part were conventionally assembled with the pachinko machine frame and the game board, respectively, Individual assembling work and the number of parts used for the assembling work are reduced.

A display body in which a plurality of display bodies 80 are arranged in a row at the rear of the decorative lens body 70 of the front plate 3 and the central decorative lens body 71 on the upper front surface of the main frame body 20 of the front frame body 2. The display body housing part 23 that houses the light emitting part holder 81, and another display body 87 that is located on the side portion corresponding to the corner of the game board at a predetermined distance from the display body and houses another display body 87. The display body accommodating portion 24 is formed, and is arranged in a configuration in which the display information transmitting effect and the decorative effect interfere with each other and are not erroneously recognized.

The display bodies 80 and 87 have a plurality of display lamps, L
Special rights for EDs, such as failures, unauthorized opening of the front frame, unauthorized use of magnets, etc., winnings, starting winnings, and pachinko balls falling into specific areas within the winning device. Occurs in a pachinko machine, when a special prize device is activated, when a symbol display device is activated, or when a special display mode is formed on the symbol display device, the special storage state matches a predetermined stored value. When a prize ball runs out, when a prize ball runs out, or when a prize ball or a lending ball is filled in the pachinko machine, etc., the lighting is driven separately, simultaneously, or alternately. In addition, a configuration may be adopted in which the emission colors of the plurality of display lamps are made different or switched to drive the lighting. Further, it may be configured to be driven to be turned on in synchronization with the sound notification means provided in the pachinko machine.

The display body light emitting unit holder 81 made of synthetic resin is
The decorative lens body 70 and the central decorative lens body 71 of the front plate 3 have a horizontally long shape that can be illuminated from the rear, and the head of the lamp is introduced and a region where a backlight surface can be formed is formed on the back of the head. , The diffused light reflection effect can be increased, and is formed in a size that matches the display body housing portion 23, and fitted and mounted in the housing portion. The display body light-emitting portion holder 81 is defined by a plurality of partition walls 82, and a through hole 84 is provided in a rear wall 83 of each of the recessed sections, and a display body 80, ie, a lamp, is provided on the back side of the body of the holder. Is mounted, and the display body 80 of the substrate 85 is inserted into each section through the through hole 84, and the rear wall 8 is provided.
3 is fitted into the display housing 23 of the front frame 2 and screwed. Display body 8 in both end sections of display body light emitting section 81
Numeral 0 is for the decorative lens body 70, and the display body 80 in the middle section is for the decorative lens plate 71. With this configuration, the display effect of each of the plurality of display bodies 80 can be exhibited individually, and the light emitting point of each display body can be protected. Further, another display body 87 is positioned in the display body accommodating portions 24 provided on both sides of the main frame body 20 of the front frame body 2 to exert its display effect.

The plate-like portion 25 below the front frame 2 includes
A launch rail unit housing section 231 that houses the launch rail unit at a specified position and a prize ball unit housing section 233 that houses the prize ball collection unit at a designated position are formed. That is, the firing rail unit 231 is provided with the firing rail 232 attached to the firing rail unit housing portion 231 so that the hitting ball supplied from the upper plate is received at the firing position and is hit by the hitting hammer of the firing device. A foul passage 237 is formed between the firing rail 232 and the end of the ball guide rail 50 provided on the game board 5, and a hit ball without damage is guided to the lower plate. Further, an out-ball discharge passage 234 is provided for letting out-balls flowing down from the out-ball discharge passage on the back of the game board 5 flow out to the rear, and is connected to the out-ball discharge passage of the mechanism board 6 on the back of the front frame 2. . The front frame 2 does not have a large depth and depth, and the position of the launch rail device and the prize ball collecting unit is set to a predetermined position on the front frame, and the front frame 2 is promptly and appropriately mounted. It is possible.

At the other end of the firing rail 232 below the front frame 2, a prize ball unit accommodating portion 233 is mounted.
On both sides of the prize ball unit accommodating portion 233, there are provided sphere preventing edges 235, and a stored ball exclusion structure is formed below the front frame when the front plate 3 is open. The lower portion of the front frame 2 is configured to have a closed structure that prevents a ball from falling to the lower portion of the front frame when the front plate is opened. In the lower part of the front frame 2, the first pivoting means 27 of the front plate 7 with a hit ball supply tray and the lower plate receiving portion 210 for overflow balls are formed open. Further, a ball guide rail cover 26 that covers the side end of the ball guide rail provided on the game board is integrally formed in the opening 21. Also, the front plate 3
Is provided. In addition,
Reference numeral 211 denotes a hole for a ball hole. The concave portion formed in the front frame 2 can appropriately suppress the amount of protrusion of the hitting ball supply tray (front plate) pivoting engagement portion and the overflowing ball lower tray to the front of the pachinko machine.

The ball guide rail cover body 26 is integrally formed with the synthetic resin front frame body 2 to prevent the impact of the pachinko ball against the glass surface without attaching a special protective member to the glass surface of the pachinko machine. It is possible to provide protection in the front frame. Further, the front frame 2 has a plurality of seal attaching openings 212 and seal attaching openings 21 on both lower sides thereof.
Reference numeral 3 denotes a recess or opening corresponding to the surface area of the seal 214 such as a stamp. The seal sticking opening 212 has a recessed wall so that no gap is formed between the seal sticking opening 212 and the game board surface in order to prevent peeling of the seal and prevent intrusion of illegal members such as wires. The seal sticking opening 212 has an overlap sticking permitting structure that allows a plurality of stickers 214 to be stuck on the sticker sticking portion of the game board 5. Therefore,
The seal attaching opening 212 and the seal attaching opening 21
3 and a seal 214 on the sticking portion 52 of the game board 5
, The act of peeling off the seal 214 can be protected before it occurs.

2 and 4, the back surface structure of the front frame body 2 includes a game board housing surface 220, an electric display board mounting portion 221, a wiring space 223, a key device housing portion 241 and the like in the center. ing. The game board housing surface 220 is integrally formed at the center of the front frame 2 so as to house the game board 5 in a contact state at all of the upper, lower, left and right sides. The game board accommodating surface 220 is provided with an opening 21 in which a first standing wall 225 is formed so as to surround the outer peripheral edge of the ball guide rail 50 mounted on the game board 5, while the game board 5 accommodated therein is provided. Upright wall 227 corresponding to the thickness of the game board housing opening 22
The game board 5 is detachably housed in the pachinko machine, and is maintained and housed in any of the front direction, the up-down direction, and the left-right direction by surface contact having a predetermined width. Can be reliably housed in the front frame within an appropriate thickness. After the game board 5 is stored, it is possible to prevent the game board from being displaced with respect to the front frame due to vibration and shock during transportation or the like.

An electric display substrate mounting portion 221 for positioning and mounting the electric display substrate is integrally formed on the upper side of the front frame 2. Since the electric display substrate mounting portion 221 is integrally formed with the synthetic resin front frame 2, the display can be quickly mounted on the pachinko machine without providing a special mounting means on the game board or the front panel. Further, a frame reinforcing rib 222 is formed upright at a peripheral portion of the game board accommodating surface 220 so as to have a substantially long shape and a center portion in a shape close to a lattice shape. Display body 80, 8
A wiring space 223 for leading out various wirings to 7 and the like is provided, and a cylindrical portion 224 for complementing the physical strength of the synthetic resin front frame 2 is integrally formed. When the synthetic resin front frame 2 is integrally molded, a wiring space (duct) for wiring processing, ribs for reinforcing the strength, and a tubular portion are collectively provided. The wiring processing duct does not need to be mounted on the front frame.

On the back of the front frame 2, a columnar key device 24 is provided.
Key device housing part 2 that positions and locks 0 in an L-shaped cross-section
41 and the front frame 2 on the wooden side frame 1 of the pachinko machine main body.
And a metal shaft member mounting portion 245 for mounting the metal shaft member 11 at a plurality of positions at the upper and lower end portions so that the metal shaft member 11 can be rotatably disengaged.

A key member for integrating and fixing the front panel 3 and the side frame 1 of the pachinko machine to the front frame body 2 for accommodating the game board 5 is provided on a key attachment surface 241a for accommodating and accommodating the attachment position by guiding and specifying the attachment position. A key receiving hole 246 is provided therethrough to guide a key cylinder into the key receiving hole 246, and a key is guided to the mounting surface 241a to be mounted on the front frame 2; With the fixing step of screwing the screw into the mounting boss of the front frame 2 through the mounting hole, the key device can be mounted extremely easily and quickly on the front frame. A bent metal supporting member 11 for attaching the front frame 2 made of synthetic resin to the wooden side frame 1 in an openable and closable manner.
The shaft member mounting portion 245 for accommodating is formed on the front frame 2. Thereby, the durability of the front frame 2 when the opening / closing member is disengaged can be complemented without using metal as a whole.

The key device housing 241 on the back side of the front frame 2
The key device 240 is mounted on the first locking portion 242 to which the receiving member 49 provided on the glass plate accommodating frame 4 of the front plate 3 made of synthetic resin is disengaged and the metal fitting for the wooden side frame 1. Key device positioning body 248 for determining the mounting position of columnar key device 240 provided with second locking portion 243 to which the second locking portion 243 is disengaged.
The key receiving hole 246 of the first locking portion 242 of the key device attached to the positioning body 248 is provided vertically, and the first locking portion 242 protruding forward from the key receiving hole 246 is provided in the key locking hole 246. The receiving body 49 of the glass plate housing frame 4 attached to the back surface of the front plate 3 can be disengaged, and the second locking portion 243 is provided.
Is projecting rearward and can be engaged with and disengaged from the locking fitting of the side frame 1.

On the back side of the front frame 2, a hit ball stopper 230 is provided.
The ball hitting portion mounting portion 229 that locks the ball is integrally formed, and the ball hitting means does not have to be attached to the game board 5, which has an effect of simplifying the work process and the number of parts.

On the back side of the front frame 2, an out ball discharge path 234 for leading out balls to a mechanism board 6, which is openably opened and closed on the back side of the pachinko machine and is provided with a prize ball payout device and the like. Are integrally formed. It is unnecessary to provide a configuration for discharging the out-ball generated at the lower part of the game board from the out-ball discharge port through the out-ball discharge path 234 and providing another out-ball guiding means to guide the out-ball.

On the rear side of the front frame 2, locking members 250 and 251 of the game board 5 are provided at a plurality of places on which the game board is housed on the game board housing surface 220 and which cannot be detached from the game board. The locking member 250 having a short acting side on the game board surface formed in the shape of a circle has a large operating surface protruding toward the edge side of the front frame body before the fixing operation of the locking member, and is operated after the fixing. The opening portion has a form in which the surface is accommodated at the edge of the front frame body, and the operation piece has a predetermined wide width to facilitate the opening operation after fixing as compared with the operation side. When the game board is fixed, the amount of exposure of the operation portion outside the edge of the game board is eliminated, and the opening and detaching operation is facilitated.

On the rear surface of the front frame 2, a hitting / ball launching device mounting portion 260 for positioning and mounting the launching device 261 is formed, and the mounting of the launching device at a predetermined position on the front frame 2 is performed by the front frame. The positioning groove and the mounting boss formed in the body 2 accurately guide and fix to a predetermined position. The hitting position of the hitting ball of the hitting hammer provided on the hitting ball launching device of the hitting ball launching rail mounted on the front frame body can be accurately set without deviation.

The front plate is formed of a conductive resin to protect the entire front plate from noise, and an earth connection for guiding electrostatic charges taken out of the pachinko machine to the front plate is formed on the front plate. Is also good. For example, the ground wiring connection is formed on the front plate. Similarly, the front frame may be formed of a conductive resin.

Game board The game board 5 accommodated in the game board accommodating surface 220 of the front frame 2 is formed of a substantially square plywood, and the surface thereof has a circular spiral guide rail 50 as shown in FIG. Is provided, and the inside of the guide rail 50 is set as a game area 51, and the hit ball rolls. A variable display device, a winning device, a windmill, a nail, and the like are provided in the game area, and an out ball opening is provided at the bottom of the game area. The mounting structure of the front frame 2 of the game board 5 on the game board housing surface 220 is such that a rail surrounding the game area 51 of the game board 5 is fitted to the first standing wall 225, and the periphery of the game board 5 is the The second standing wall 22
7 and accommodated in the game board accommodating surface 220, and thereafter, a locking member 25 formed on a plurality of locations on the rear surface of the front frame 2 and having a short acting side on the L-shaped game board surface.
0 and the like are rotated and engaged with the back surface of the game board 5 and fixed.

Although the above embodiment has been described, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and various embodiments can be implemented without departing from the gist of the present invention.

[0061]

According to the present invention, there is provided a pachinko machine.
According to the invention, the mounting plate surface portion of the glass plate housing frame is simply fixed to the predetermined position of the glass plate housing frame mounting portion on the back of the synthetic resin front plate by the fixing means, so that the glass plate housing frame can be easily and simply attached to the synthetic resin front plate. It can be mounted accurately, and its glass plate housing frame can reinforce as a frame of the front plate made of synthetic resin.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the positioning means for the glass plate housing frame is provided in the glass plate housing frame mounting portion on the back surface of the synthetic resin front plate, and the glass plate housing frame corresponds to the positioning means. Since the positioning receiving portion is formed, the glass plate housing frame can be smoothly and easily mounted on the front plate by designating the mounting position while guiding the glass plate housing frame. The mounting position is specified by a positioning hole provided in the glass plate housing frame and a positioning portion correspondingly formed on the back surface of the front plate, and the glass plate is stored in a mounting screw receiving hole formed in the front plate. The glass plate housing frame can be easily and reliably fixed to the front plate by screwing the mounting screws through the screw holes of the frame.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the glass plate housing frame is provided with the plate surface portion for preventing and mounting the distortion, the synthetic resin front plate can be reinforced when the glass plate housing frame is mounted on the front plate by the fixing means. In addition, the glass plate housing frame itself is reinforced and does not generate distortion, so that it can be mounted accurately and is convenient.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a pachinko machine of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same.

FIG. 3 is a front perspective view of a front frame attached to a front plate and side frames.

FIG. 4 is a rear perspective view of the front frame.

FIG. 5 is a partially cutaway front view of a front plate.

FIG. 6 is a rear view of the same.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 5;

FIG. 9 is a front view of the glass plate housing frame.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a glass plate housing frame.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view in which a glass plate housing frame is attached to a front plate.

FIG. 12 is an enlarged rear view of the main part.

FIG. 13 is a sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG.

FIG. 14 is a sectional view taken along line DD of FIG. 12;

FIG. 15 is a perspective view of a pivot portion of the glass plate housing frame.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... side frame, 2 ... front frame, 3 ... front plate, 4 ... glass plate accommodation frame, 5 ... game board, 6 ... mechanism board, 20 ... main frame, 21
... opening, 30 ... main frame member, 31 ... game opening, 32 ... front decoration part, 33 ... decoration member, 34 ... decorative lens body mounting part,
38 positioning means, 40 glass plate, 44 mounting plate surface, 45 mounting plate surface, 46 mounting plate surface, 70 decorative lens body, 71 decorative lens plate, 72
Decorative lens plate, 80: display body, 304: glass plate housing frame housing groove, 305: positioning receiving unit, 306: positioning unit.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A synthetic resin front plate having a game opening capable of surrounding a game area of a game board and having a glass plate housing frame mounting portion formed on a peripheral surface of a rear surface thereof. A glass plate housing frame provided with a mounting plate surface portion corresponding to the mounting portion, wherein a glass plate can be mounted corresponding to the opening, and the glass plate housing frame is fixed to the rear mounting portion of the front plate by fixing means. A pachinko machine characterized by attachment. 2. A means for attaching a glass plate housing frame to a predetermined position on the back surface of the synthetic resin front plate, comprising: attaching the glass plate housing frame to a glass plate housing frame mounting portion on the back surface of the synthetic resin front plate. The pachinko machine according to claim 1, further comprising positioning means for guiding a position, wherein a positioning receiving portion corresponding to the positioning means is formed on the glass plate housing frame. 3. The pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein a plate surface portion for preventing distortion and mounting is formed as the mounting plate surface portion formed on the glass plate housing frame.